gorge / wombat defense movement
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Join Date: 2007-02-05 Member: 59886Members
Join Date: 2007-02-05 Member: 59886Members
A gorge is similar in appearance to an Australian wombat (except larger) .
Why not use a similar defense/attck movement with a gorge to what a wombat does?
Wombats live in burrows , kind off like a giant wide arsed rabbit. When they are attacked/ chased into their burrow by a dingo ,feral dog or fox they turn their back (which is covered by a thicker layer off hide and fat/ muscle) and crouch and when the attacker try's to get over their back they lift their legs crushing the dingo's skull into the roof off the burrow, either killing or disabling the attacking animal long enough for the wombat to escape.
do a similar thing for the gorge either make them able to pin the JPer rine in the vent and crush them or in maps where you can sit on top off the hive make it so that the entire hive can shift up and down (on the gorges order / special skill)doing a small amount off damage to the gorge but a very large crush injury to the rine. As on many maps the rines will fly in and take the gorge away for easy killing then come back to kill hive, <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pudgy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::gorge::" border="0" alt="pudgy.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
Why not use a similar defense/attck movement with a gorge to what a wombat does?
Wombats live in burrows , kind off like a giant wide arsed rabbit. When they are attacked/ chased into their burrow by a dingo ,feral dog or fox they turn their back (which is covered by a thicker layer off hide and fat/ muscle) and crouch and when the attacker try's to get over their back they lift their legs crushing the dingo's skull into the roof off the burrow, either killing or disabling the attacking animal long enough for the wombat to escape.
do a similar thing for the gorge either make them able to pin the JPer rine in the vent and crush them or in maps where you can sit on top off the hive make it so that the entire hive can shift up and down (on the gorges order / special skill)doing a small amount off damage to the gorge but a very large crush injury to the rine. As on many maps the rines will fly in and take the gorge away for easy killing then come back to kill hive, <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pudgy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::gorge::" border="0" alt="pudgy.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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And the aliens should be defending the gorges. I just see that as shifting the gorge into a more offensive direction [since it may end up being used as such], instead of keeping them as defensive and tricky little suckers.
lol, but seriously, I don't mind either way.
corpsman: Your definition of 'defense' seems to be a 'solid stone wall' that keeps things out, rather than a 'turret/watchtower' that keeps things away. I find that unfortunate.
And I'd say giving the gorge the ability to crush jp marines flying above the hive (a single vertical realignment?), or crushing them flying through the vents trying to invade your territory, would make them even more defensive (turret) and tricky.
Gorge being able to "burrow" into infestation.</li></ul>As for moving the hives. Maybe? Sounds like the kharaa komms job rather than the gorge, either way.
I don't see why.
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And how would they vertically align the hive? I realize it is space marines and aliens from the future and whatnot, but even when following the idea of this game, how exactly would an alien "realign" a hive? It seems like going too far in the world. What I mean is that it doesn't seem to fit. If you had to write the explaination for this as part of the NS "story" for unknownworlds, how could you possibly explain it?
I can see burrowing into the DI as a new feature, and some sort of harsh defensive move like a crazy bite or kick. The only part that woprries me is that it would turn the gorge into an attacker instead of a defensive one. Won't chasing marines with jetpacks through vents take away from his role as a builder?
I don't see why.
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Because NS is an <b>action</b> game.
<!--quoteo(post=1674959:date=Apr 4 2008, 01:39 AM:name=corpsman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(corpsman @ Apr 4 2008, 01:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1674959"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And how would they vertically align the hive? I realize it is space marines and aliens from the future and whatnot, but even when following the idea of this game, how exactly would an alien "realign" a hive? It seems like going too far in the world. What I mean is that it doesn't seem to fit. If you had to write the explaination for this as part of the NS "story" for unknownworlds, how could you possibly explain it?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The hive is alive, right? So the gorge communicates with the hive, and the hive simply contracts the 'tentacle' things that attaches it to the ceiling.
But yeah, as local said, might be the alien comm's job. UW really needs to let us in on what that entails, already. Geez.
<!--quoteo(post=1674959:date=Apr 4 2008, 01:39 AM:name=corpsman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(corpsman @ Apr 4 2008, 01:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1674959"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I can see burrowing into the DI as a new feature, and some sort of harsh defensive move like a crazy bite or kick. The only part that woprries me is that it would turn the gorge into an attacker instead of a defensive one. Won't chasing marines with jetpacks through vents take away from his role as a builder?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Haha I really can't see that happening.
The gorge could use his ether hook but fly/reel in ether cable hook backwards through the air to block a vent with a hg launching rine, or better yet shoot the ether hook behind the rine and crush him. This would defend the hive and the aliens spawning / gestating. It would also greatly reduce the spawn camping by rines.
And the contracting hive tendrils would be kinda like uh.. venus flytrap-style. It'd also provide many laughs when someone got crushed by a hive.
It's a cool idea.